The greatly respected jazz musician was perhaps best known for his work in Miles Davis’ band, as replacement for Wayne Shorter after his departure in 1970. He was then a member of Elvin Jones ...

John Coltrane replaced Sonny Rollins in the Miles Davis Quintet in the late summer of 1955. On 18 October that year the Quintet, with Miles and ‘Trane, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on ...

Ahmad Jamal was a lifelong friend of jazz icon Miles Davis and influenced a generation of musicians. He was know for a sparse playing style - often placing silence between notes - and critics ...

Sir Bob Geldof on Band Aid 30: "One Direction nailed it!" - singer says he was blown away by the boy band ...